Japanese TV Personality Chihara Seiji Has Surgery After Liver Abscess Bursts
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Chihara Seiji is a famous person on Japanese TV. He had a health problem. A liver abscess in his body burst. This was very dangerous.
Chihara needed surgery after this happened. Doctors worked on him in the hospital. The surgery finished well.
Chihara told people the news on social media. He wrote that the surgery was a success. He also said he was very scared this time.
Many fans were worried about him. Now they are happy that he is okay. People are sending him good messages.
Vocabulary15 words
- liver abscess
- a painful pocket of infection inside the liver
- surgery
- medical work by doctors to fix a body problem
- social media
- websites like apps where people share news about themselves
- burst
- to break open suddenly
- dangerous
- able to hurt or harm you
- successful
- having a good result
- scared
- feeling afraid
- fans
- people who like and support someone
- hospital
- a place where sick people get help
- health
- the condition of your body
- operation
- another word for a medical surgery
- famous
- known by many people
- recover
- to get better after being sick
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad will happen
- message
- words sent to someone
Quiz
Answer key
1. A liver abscess burst 2. On social media 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Chihara Seiji is a famous person on Japanese _____. He had a health problem. A _____ in his body burst. This was very _____.
Chihara needed _____ after this happened. Doctors worked on him in the _____. The surgery finished well.
Chihara told people the news on _____ _____. He wrote that the surgery was a _____. He also said he was very _____ this time.
Many fans were _____ about him. Now they are happy that he is okay. People are sending him good messages.